Sunday, March 25, 2018

Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday/Sunday, March 24 and 25, 2018




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for ,Saturday/Sunday,  March 234 & 25 2018


Globe and Mail 

Former information commissioner Elizabeth Denham was one of first to raise concers over FAcebook data
Burnaby won't cover policing costs related to Trans Mountain protests
$105-million real estate deal reveals hot Vancouver market's inner workings
Rare B.C cholera outbreak linked to herring eggs
Victoria mayor says she will no longer use Facebook to talk to constituents
More than 150 protestors arrested so far at Kinder Morgan terminals in Burnaby


CBC

B.C. electricity use rose during 2018 Earth Hour, says B.C. Hydro
61 year old woman suffers 'vicious' assault on Surrey bus, transit police allege
Aerial warfare: Abbotsford expanding to soar past Bellingham International
'Poor airmanship' fraying nerves of residents near Pitt Meadows airport
Students with specific learning needs suffering after court ruling on class size, say mothers
B.C. First Nation  hopes tiny solar powered homes will give men in need a leg up
Tsilhqot'in First Nation closes fishery, forgoes Aboriginal right to Steelhead
Earth Hour energy savings wane in B.C. , but WWF says event still relevant
Storage solution for homeless people on the way in Kamloops
B.C. political parties and online privacy protection: no smoking gun, but plenty of smoke


Vancouver Sun

Richmond set to consider more limits on farmland mansions
Transit police seek suspects in violent assault on board Surrey bus
Vancouver Island cholera outbreak ' a unique situation', health officials say
B.C. electricity use increases 0.2 per cent during Earth Hour 2018


Vancouver Province

The Taxman cometh and you will pay more starting on April 1


Victoria Times Colonist

Luggie's back, partying like it's 1999
City of Nanaimo says there was no pact with consultant seeking $52,537
We 'Salmon people'  want our fish protected for future generations
Don't let voting age be a political football
The rise of an unwilling B.C. NDP leader


Victoria News

New Official Community Plan to ge first reading in Esquimalt
Earth Hour sees declining participation, uptick in power usage in B.C.
Premier John Horgan sees the light on LNG tax incentives


Global BC

B.C. Environmental Minister 'disappointed' appeal will not be heard in Trans Mountain case
Rare outbreak of cholera on Vancouver Island linked to herring eggs
She hasn't even owned her home for a month, but might have to sell because of B.C.'s speculation tax
Electricity use actually went up in B.C. during Earth Hour, says BC Hydro
Passenger suffers broken arm, cracked sternum after argument over bus seat: Transit Police
B.C. Mayor wants to see changes to rules for politicians in trouble with the law


Georgia Straight

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Vancouver Courier

Terminal 2 in trouble if Delta's port privatized?
Richmond councillor's tweet accused of suggesting ethnicity-based divisions
Trans Mountain completes work on time despite protests in Burnaby
Number of arrests nears 200 in pipeline protest
Get ready for the North Delta monster house debate
Fixed link advocates offer alternative Squamish to Powell River option


The Tyee

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